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the main stage
Rob Jackson
Rob Jackson has worked in the volunteering movement since July 1994, during which time he
has led and managed volunteers and volunteer programmes in education, advice, fundraising
and children’s services settings at local, regional and national levels.
In April 2005 Rob joined Volunteering England. During his six years there, most of which he spend as Director of Development and Innovation, Rob successfully generated over £1million of income, led a merger with Student Volunteering England and oversaw the delivery of a number of strategic development projects in the volunteering field. Rob also provided the secretariat to the ground breaking Volunteer Rights Inquiry.
Rob has strong links with the fundraising world, including a period working as Head of Fundraising Strategy for the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) and chairing the Institute of Fundraising working party that developed the UK’s first code of good practice on volunteer fundraising.
Rob now runs his own business, Rob Jackson Consulting Ltd, providing consultancy and training services on a range of topics, with volunteerism remaining at the core of his work.
Rob writes, speaks and trains management internationally and is an active volunteer, serving
as chair of governors at his sons’ school; founder and moderator of UKVPMs,
the first email networking resource for UK based Volunteer Programme Managers; and as a member
of the editorial team for e-volunteerism.com,
an international journal on volunteering
Martin Farrell 
Lois Graessle Oliver Goode Priya Lukka Rachel Youngman Amanda Falkson Detlef Schade Simon Loveday Amy Kweskin Rob Jackson Graham Allcott Tom Wilcox Leah Antignas Chris Keeling-Rowe Neil Casey Nancy Kline Marianne Hartley Paul Cursons Graham Irwin Korinna Hedinger-Farrell Andy Connor The Commonwealth Club
